Padres Select Eric Yardley’s Contract, Option Travis Jankowski The Padres announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Eric Yardley. Outfielder Travis Jankowski has been optioned to Triple-A to create 25-man roster space. More analysis to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/padres-select-eric-yardleys-contract-option-travis-jankowski.html
DetailsAngels Designate Adalberto Mejia For Assignment Prior to yesterday’s double-header with the Rangers, the Angels designated left-hander Adalberto Mejia for assignment. Righty Jaime Barria was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move, and Barria tossed five innings while starting the nightcap (a 3-2 Angels loss in 11 innings). The DFA continues what has been…
DetailsProspect Roundup: Games of August 20 White Sox infielder Nick Madrigal stayed hot with three hits for Triple-A Charlotte, while Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson homered on a three-hit night for Triple-A Memphis. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190821&content_id=310169354&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsBroadcasters’ View: Who Have Been the Top Players in the South Atlantic League? Who have been the best players in the South Atlantic League so far this season? I recently posed that question to some of the circuit’s broadcasters, with an important qualifier: I requested that they base their selections on what they’ve seen with…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1420: Have Mercy Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, and the most compelling playoff races remaining, introduce the new Effectively Wild listener email archive, then answer emails about whether a team in a three-team race suffers or benefits when its opponents play each other, whether home runs…
DetailsRays Select Aaron Slegers’ Contract The Rays have selected the contract of right-hander Aaron Slegers from Triple-A, as per a team announcement. Righty Hoby Milner has been optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. More analysis to come… Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/rays-select-aaron-slegers-contract.html
DetailsCape Cod Prospect Rundown: Harwich Mariners Our in-depth Cape Cod League coverage continues with a total dissection of the Harwich Mariners’ intriguing MLB draft prospects and roster. Source: https://d1baseball.com/prospects/cape-cod-prospect-rundown-harwich-mariners/
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The Real Reliever Problem With so many variables, isolating specific trends in baseball can be tricky. Relievers have been pitching more and more innings. Strikeouts keep going up. The ball has been juiced, de-juiced, and re-juiced, making home run totals hard to fathom and difficult to place in context, both for this year and for…
DetailsRubbing Mud: Lance Lynn is So Much More Than Fastballs The post Rubbing Mud: Lance Lynn is So Much More Than Fastballs appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/52589/rubbing-mud-lance-lynn-is-so-much-more-than-fastballs/
DetailsDeep, But Playable: Debut Seasons Are Better Than Before The post Deep, But Playable: Debut Seasons Are Better Than Before appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/52585/deep-but-playable-debut-seasons-are-better-than-before/
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